Minority health in America : findings and policy implications from the Commonwealth Fund minority health survey / edited by Carol J.R. Hogue, Martha A. Hargraves, Karen Scott Collins.

Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2000.
Descriptionxviii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorHogue, Carol J. R.
Other author/creatorHargraves, Martha A.
Other author/creatorCollins, Karen Scott.
Other author/creatorCommonwealth Fund.
Contents The Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey of 1994: an overview / Carol J.R. Hogue and Martha A. Hargraves -- Hispanics' experience within the health care system: access, utilization, and satisfaction / Sylvia Guendelman and Todd Wagner -- A profile of African American's health care: subgroup differences in need and access / Verna M. Keith -- Access to health care among Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Americans / Dorothy Chin, David T. Takeuchi, and Dong Suh -- Health care for African American and Hispanic women: report on perceived health status, access to care, and utilization patterns / Vickie M. Mays, Susan D. Cochran, and J. Greer Sullivan -- Financial barriers for working-age minority populations: poverty and beyond / Llewellyn J. Cornelius and Karen Scott Collins -- Uninsurance and its impact on access to health care: what are the challenges for policy? / Martha A. Hargraves -- Satisfaction with care in minority population / Lisa E. Harris, Simon Manungai, and William M. Tierney -- Limited choices for medical care among minority populations / Llewellyn J. Cornelius -- Social status and perceived discrimination: who experiences discrimination in the health care system, how and why? / Thomas A. La Veist, Chamberlain Diala , and Nicole C. Jarrett -- Race, stress, and mental health / David R. Williams -- Eating well, exercising and avoiding smoking: health promotion among men and women in minority populations / Carol J.R. Hogue -- A look to the future / Karen Scott Collins and Allyson G. Hall -- Technical appendix / Allyson G. Hall.
Local noteLittle-336736--3051310439691
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 99030914
ISBN0801862981 (alk. paper)
ISBN080186299X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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